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Divulge the bulge: an international survey of abdominal donor site morbidity in free autologous breast reconstruction

Brian ChristieDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0802-7403
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Nikita O. ShulzhenkoDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1168-2946
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Samuel O. PooreDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA;
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Ahmed M. AfifiDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA; ;Department of Plastic Surgery, Cairo University DepartmentCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 265-270 | Received 14 Dec 2018, Accepted 12 Mar 2019, Published online: 23 Apr 2019

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